Five times Sit to Stand Test:

Method:
Use a straight back chair with a solid seat that is 16” high. Ask participant to sit on the chair with arms folded across
their chest.

Instructions:
“Stand up and sit down as quickly as possible 5 times, keeping your arms folded across your chest.”

Measurement:
Stop timing when the participant stands the 5th time.

Outcomes:
∙ (Guralnik 2000)
Inability to rise from a chair five times in less than ​13.6 seconds​ is associated with increased disability and
morbidity

∙ (Buatois, et al., 2008)

The optimal cutoff time for performing the FTSS test in predicting recurrent fallers was ​15 seconds​ ​(sensitivity
55%, specificity 65%). 2,735 subjects aged 65 and older in an apparently good state of health were tested.

∙ (Bohannon, 2006)
Metaanalysis results “demonstrated that individuals with times for 5 repetitions of this test exceeding the
following can be considered to have worse than average performance” (Bohannon, 2006)
○ 60-69 y/o 11.4 sec
○ 70-79 y/o 12.6 sec
○ 80-89 y/o 14.8 sec

References:
Guralnik, J. M., L. Ferrucci, et al. (2000). "Lower extremity function and subsequent disability: consistency across
studies, predictive models, and value of gait speed alone compared with the short physical performance battery." ​J
Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci​ 55(4): M221-31.

Buatois S, Miljkovic D, Manckoundia P, Gueguen R, Miget P, Vancon G et al. Five times sit to stand test is a predictor
of recurrent falls in healthy community-living subjects aged 65 and older. ​J Am Geriatr Soc​ 2008; 56(8):1575-1577.

Bohannon RW. Reference values for the five-repetition sit-to-stand test: a descriptive metaanalysis
of data from elders. ​Percept Mot Skills ​2006; 103(1):215-222.